The law is aimed at opening the doors for financing for start-ups and helping new companies navigate regulations put in place after the 2000 tech-stock bust. (Politico) Obama said helping new businesses get going will help fuel the economic recovery “because, overall, new businesses account for almost every new job that’s created in America.”

“Christie is not just getting a chance to learn from our allies in Israel; he’s getting a view (from afar, at least) of our and Israel’s enemies in Syria and Lebanon,” writes Daniel Halper, noting it’s good “that Christie is thickening his foreign policy chops.”

Republican candidate Newt Gingrich was in Delaware, assuring voters he plans to stay in the race and telling them how important it is for America to tap into its vast oil reserves and stop its reliance on foreign oil (MiddletownTranscript).

Gingrich also said he would support Romney if he earns the Republican party’s presidential nomination.

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